Tas. 4615. 
IMPATIENS puLCHERRIMA. 
Handsome-flowered Balsam. 
Nat. Ord. BALSAMINE®.—PENTANDRIA MoNoGYNIA. 
Gen. Char. Anthere 5, nempe 8 diloculares, 2 ante petalum superius unilo- 
culares. Stamina 6 coalita, valvis a basi ad apicem extrorsum revolutis. Coty- 
ledones planiuscule. Peduyculi axillares, ramosi, multiflori. Capsule glabree.— 
Folia alterna. De Cand. . 
Impattens pulcherrima; caule erecto herbaceo glabro simplici vel ramoso, 
foliis alternis longiuscule petiolatis ovatis acuminatis crenato-serratis serra- 
turis setigeris supra hispido-scabris subtus glaucis glaberrimis, pedunculis 
axillaribus binis v. ternis unifloris folio dimidio brevioribus, sepalis latera- 
libus minutis subulatis posteriore amplo orbiculari apice bifido dorso medio 
aculeato-cuspidato anteriore cucullato mucronato basi in calcar filiforme 
pedicello longius contracto, petalis fere ad basin divisis segmentis cuneato- 
obovatis apice bilobis segmento anteriore ampliore, fructu medio puberulo 
demum glabrato ovato-oblongo obtusissime rostrato 13—14-spermo, pedi- 
cellis fructiferis erectis apice cernuis. Dalzell. 
Impatrens pulcherrima. Dalzell, Contrib. to the Bot. of Western India, in Hook. 
Kew Gard. Mise. v. 2. p. 37. 
One of the finest of the Indian Balsams, of which, so numerous 
are the species, that however long is the specific character above 
given by our excellent friend Mr. Dalzell, it is perhaps necessary 
for the distinguishing a new species, till the whole genus shall 
have been elaborated and divided into sections, on clear and 
tangible distinctions. 
Be that as it may, our figure will confirm the accuracy of 
Mr. Dalzell’s specific character. That gentleman found the 
plant near Warree, in the Southern Concon, Bombay, and seeds 
were sent to us in 1850. The plants continued to bear flowers 
during most of the summer months. I. J. H. 
Cutr. Like the other tropical species of Impatiens, a succulent, 
tender annual. The seeds should be sown in spring, and if 
placed in a gentle heat they will soon vegetate. When the 
young plants are of sufficient strength, they must be potted 
singly in small pots, and duly shifted into larger ones as they 
increase in size, which they will do rapidly if supplied with 
NOVEMBER Ist, 1851. 
